Jahsonic (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
I seem to have become somewhat of an obituarist. The pantheon of disco DJs lost one of its demigods when Barry Lederer (September 9 1944 - May 31 2008) died earlier this week. Now you may ask, if Lederer was a demigod, who were the true gods in disco-DJ-mythology? Most commonly cited in this category are [...]
Jahsonic (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008
Donna McGhee - Make It Last Forever (YouTube) Donna McGhee is an American singer who released one album on Red Greg Records, produced and arranged by Greg Carmichael and Patrick Adams. The track from that album, “Make It Last Forever,” was covered by Loleatta Holloway. Greg Carmichael (“Barely Breaking Even”) and Patrick Adams (”In the Bush” and [...]
the central shaft (Free subscription) | 12/30/2007
Strafe - set it off "Set If Off on the right boy, set it off on the left boy - set it off" - wow this is one of the most memorable tunes from back in the day. Dropped in 1984 right at the time when everything was alien and fresh where the ashes of disco's were still floating in the air and the idea of house music was in it's infancy this track blew in everywhere. From the unmistakable shuffle beat...
Djouls.com (Free subscription) | 12/10/2007
The Million Dollar Orchestra - Better Days (CD/LP) BBE Music BBECD095/BBELP095, 2008-01-14 Tracklisting: 01. Don'tcha Wanna Get Down 02. Get It Boy 03. Canal Street Bus Stop 04. Rock Freak Boogie 05. Keep On Doin Watcha Doin 06. Feel The Music 07. Funky Funky Beat 08. Makin' Love Links : milliondollardisco.com myspace.com/milliondollarorch bbemusic.com myspace.com/bbemusic
Jahsonic (Free subscription) | 12/09/2007
Marty Thomas sings “I Was Born This Way” (Carl Bean) Mel Cheren ( - December 7, 2007) was a New York gay entrepreneur and owner of West End Records. Mel was romantically involved with Michael Brody, the owner of the famous Paradise Garage club, for which Mel also provided financial backing. He died of [...]
Disco2GO (Free subscription) | 11/05/2007
The Kings of Disco: Mixed By Dimitri from Paris & Joey Negro Various Artists Audio CD (25 Oct 2004) Number of Discs: 2 Label: Rapster ASIN: B0002M5TFW Codec: Lame 3.92 Quality: CBR, 320kbps, stereo CD1 compilation 01 . Derrick Harriott - Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys 07:08 02 . Vincent Montana Jr. feat. Goody Goody - It Looks Like Love (Dim's compiled edit) 07:56 03 . Crystal Disco Band - Nuclear Night...
Pitchfork (Free subscription) | 11/01/2007
Calvin Harris didn't create disco, duh. He didn't create electro-house, either, but in a year full of cranked synths, proud hedonism, and Daft Punk shows, the UK music-buying public has decided to befriend the Scottish producer and singer-songwriter
